A small group of kiwi athletes attended Jukola/Venla this year. The event was hosted one hour east of Helsinki in Kotka, over 1,800 teams, raced in seven stages. The men lined up to start the race at 11pm, in the dark and non-stop rain. Yet more were flocked in the airfield / rally circuit for the arena. The start of women’s race had added […]

Update 29/3/26 – The Senior Selection Panel has approved the addition of Zefa Fa’avae and Felix Hunt to the team. The Orienteering New Zealand Senior Selection Panel has named the following athletes to attend Round 2 of the Orienteering World Cup in Skara-Lidköping, Sweden from 28-31 May 2026. Women Rachel Baker, Wellington Georgia Lindroos, Auckland […]

The National Orienteering League is back. Reignited.The stakes have never been higher. For the first time, the top 3 of each series will secure automatic World Cup selection. But first, congratulate the 2025 podium placers. Over a punishing schedule of 8 forest tests and 5 sprint showdowns, New Zealand’s top orienteers will battle for the […]

300 athletes from 32 nations have come together for the last World Cup this year on similar terrain for WOC 2025. These forested areas presented real challenges with sparse features and dense undergrowth.  Long distance – Thursday 26 September 2024 After numerous sprint and urban events, the team were happy to transition to Nordic forest […]

Congratulations to our award winners this year. Here is the list of those announced at the prizegiving evening during the 2024 New Zealand Orienteering championships in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty this year.  Life Membership  |   Malcolm Ingham (RK)  Services to ONZ Award   |  Peter Swanson (OBOP)  Administrator of the Year Award  | Lisa Mead (NW) For her tireless work […]

Joseph Lynch, Matt Ogden and Lizzie Ingham have taken the honours over the first two days of the Not Oceania Championships in Canterbury. Joseph and Lizzie were the winners in Monday’s sprint at Rangiora High School. Joseph finished 45 seconds ahead of Gene Beveridge with Matt a further 20 seconds back. For Gene this was […]